File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.' [153v] (311/720)
The record is made up of 1 volume (358 folios). It was created in 28 Apr 1900-15 Jun 1914. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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137
Telegram P., No. 723, dated the l^th (received 15th) July 1910.
Prom—The
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Simla.
Please refer to your telegram No, 387 S.,t dated 13th instant. I was not
consulted in any form I’egarding the
% Senai No. 123. deportation of Saiyid Abdur Rahim.
Craufurd telegraphed on 8th July that he proposed to expel Dadulla, who
preferred India to Bushire, and asked whether 1 could support detention as
being important in connection with Mir Barkat case. I replied demi-officially
suggesting that, as Dadulla was ready to go to India, he should be induced to
apply in writing for an indulgent passage by the Patrick Stewart. I agree that
his translation is important and do not think we need hesitate to deport Afghani
or that Resident need be consulted in advance. As regards the general
question of obligation to consult Resident, since receipt of Foreign Department
. „ . telegram, dated 12th January, No. 15 S.,§
§ Sena! No. 266 m m o . enes. ^ ag ^ een understood here that all
measures which could be regarded as part of blockade operations were the
immediate responsibility of the Naval and Military authorities, the Admiral
and Intelligence Officer consulting me informally when they thought fit It is
conducive to effectiveness of blockade operations that this should continue to be
the position as far as possible, and that Naval and Military authorities should
have free hand within reasonable limits, and not be hampered more than
necessary by political niceties which must be taken into account by Resident if
he is consulted in advance. In the event of question arising,
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
would,
as far as practically possible, support action of blockade authorities to Legation #
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The volume discusses the work of British political and naval authorities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in suppressing the trafficking arms and ammunition, particularly from Muscat to Koweit [Kuwait]. Included are reports of searches undertaken on vessels suspected of trafficking of arms, including inventories of seized goods, and records of land attacks undertaken on arms depots and caches along the Gulf coastline.
The later correspondence discusses the discovery of arms and ammunitions being smuggled into Koweit within cases of loaf sugar (sugarloaf), and attempts to identify those responsible for sending and receiving the smuggled goods.
The principal correspondents include the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Charles Arnold Kemball, and Percy Zachariah Cox); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul at Muscat (William George Grey, and Frank McConaghey); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait (Stuart George Knox, and William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Sir Louis William Dane, and Spencer Harcourt Butler); the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) and India (Lord George Francis Hamilton, William St John Fremantle Brodrick, John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn); the Viceroy of India; the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (Edmond John Warre Slade, and Richard Henry Peirse); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Marine Department (Malcolm Henry Stanley Grover); the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Victor Gallafent Gurner, Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall, and James C Tancard); and representatives of the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and the Admiralty.
This is part 3 of 10. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (358 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 619 (Arms Traffic) consists of 7 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/110-116. The volumes are divided into 10 parts with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6, 7, 8, and 9 comprising the sixth volume and part 10 comprising the seventh volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 358; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Condition: The spine has become detached and has been placed in a plastic sleeve and placed after the last folio of the volume. It has been foliated with the number 357.
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- Title
- File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 12r:17r, 18v:21v, 27r:28v, 37r:44r, 45r:45v, 46v:48v, 50r:58v, 60r:116v, 119r:124v, 125v, 127v:141v, 144r:145v, 149r:169v, 170v:261v, 263v:266v, 268r:277v, 278v:281v, 283r:292r, 293r:304v, 306r:307v, 309r:350v, 353r:357v, back-i
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